Railways to consult BIAL again on train schedule
The Hindu
In an attempt to increase ridership and entice people to use trains to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), the South Western Railway (SWR) is contemplating making changes to schedules depending on the requirement of air passengers and people working in the airport campus. Since March 1, barely 50 passengers have been travelling from the city to the halt station at KIA every day. The return journey sees even fewer passengers at just over 30.
On January 4, SWR launched five pairs of services from KSR Bengaluru, Cantonment, Yeshwantpur and Yelahanka to KIA. However, ridership is yet to pick up. The services were temporarily suspended from February 8-24 to facilitate the commissioning of 'Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal' at Baiyyappanahalli. Before the suspension of services, there were instances of some trains running empty. SWR Chief PRO E. Vijaya said, “Earlier, the SWR had fixed the train schedule after consulting the BIAL. In the coming days, we will consult them again, and changes will be done in the schedule only if required.”More Related News